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MA61 brake/suspension/wheel upgrade - pics!
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Sun, 13 February 2005 15:00
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OK I finally got off my arse and uploaded the whole MA61 front-end upgrade saga. In a nutshell I fitted JZX81 coilover struts, camber plates, BA Falcon disc rotors, R33 Skyline calipers, and 17x8 +25 Skyline rims. It sounds pretty simple when you say it like that, but believe me it was anything but simple making it actually work. 
Clicky-clicky
So was it worth it? In a word, yes. The front end behaves far better when compared to the old setup (Kings springs and KYB shocks), and with 3 degrees of camber the mid-corner grip is amazing. The brakes have already copped a good hammering and I haven't been able to make them fade yet - even with a couple of hard stops from over 200km/h. Am I a happy camper? Happy, but poor as well.
Still to come is the rear 5-stud conversion so I can fit my 17x9 rims. I've already installed the MS123 Crown hubs on a spare set of trailing arms, and I've sent the discs to an engineering shop to be re-drilled. With any luck I'll have them back some time this week.
Oh, big thanks to John Duel from ImportBitz who did the R&D for the brake upgrade and helped me figure out how to make it work in a MA61. He also sourced some uber-cheap coilovers ex-Japan. Onya John. 
Now behold the bling!
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MA61 brake/suspension/wheel upgrade - pics!
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Norbie | Sun, 13 February 2005 15:00 |
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HyDrA | Sun, 13 February 2005 15:48 |
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rsdeo | Sun, 13 February 2005 15:52 |
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bbaacchhyy | Sun, 13 February 2005 20:51 |
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Yian | Sun, 13 February 2005 20:52 |
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justcallmefrank | Sun, 13 February 2005 23:37 |
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Allan | Mon, 14 February 2005 00:11 |
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Allan | Mon, 14 February 2005 00:27 |
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thechuckster | Mon, 14 February 2005 00:56 |
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bbaacchhyy | Mon, 14 February 2005 01:17 |
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Allan | Mon, 14 February 2005 01:05 |
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Allan | Mon, 14 February 2005 01:21 |
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Norbie | Mon, 14 February 2005 09:13 |
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Norbie | Mon, 14 February 2005 09:28 |
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IRA11Y | Mon, 14 February 2005 09:39 |
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Norbie | Wed, 23 February 2005 10:17 |
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justcallmefrank | Wed, 23 February 2005 10:26 |
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BlackSupra | Wed, 23 February 2005 10:42 |
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Norbie | Wed, 23 February 2005 10:56 |
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dispatcher | Wed, 23 February 2005 11:12 |
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Allan | Wed, 23 February 2005 11:48 |
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Cool1 | Wed, 23 February 2005 12:00 |
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joorsh | Wed, 23 February 2005 12:34 |
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Norbie | Wed, 23 February 2005 12:36 |
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bbaacchhyy | Wed, 23 February 2005 21:10 |
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Allan | Wed, 23 February 2005 12:38 |
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Norbie | Wed, 23 February 2005 12:47 |
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rsdeo | Wed, 23 February 2005 20:49 |
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HyDrA | Wed, 23 February 2005 23:45 |
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Purple_Beasty | Thu, 24 February 2005 00:45 |
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Norbie | Thu, 24 February 2005 02:58 |
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HyDrA | Thu, 24 February 2005 03:52 |
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rsdeo | Thu, 24 February 2005 04:22 |
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Norbie | Thu, 24 February 2005 04:55 |
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rsdeo | Fri, 25 February 2005 20:44 |
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7M-Brisbane | Wed, 02 March 2005 10:41 |
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Norbie | Wed, 02 March 2005 13:55 |
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